The Republican journal., 1887-07-28
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

page, Has n local HaVOf.
+. A. Jones 4 Co., bakers and marketmen, have
put out Il new and handsome sign at their place of
business on Main street.
Fred l.. Banks, Esq. of this city, who was adj
mitcd to the bar last term Of Court, will hang out
his shingle in Wateryille
Sherman \ Co. at their leather board mill on the
east side have put in some new and improved pulp
tubs They are repairing their mill.
The walls of the public library building have
been completed, and the derrick used for hosting
stone taken down. The structure is now ready
for the roof
The rain fall Saturday, Sunday and Monday was
very heavy in this vicinity and was much needed,
although it caught good many farmers with hay
down. and will delay the haymakers.
a party of seventeen took a drive TO Camden
Thursday, dining at the Bay View, and returning
by the way of the Turnpike where they partook of
picnic lunch, arriving home in the evening.
An Italian organ grinder was playing in front of
WATERWAYS clothing store last week, with only the
two lay figures used to display clothing for an au
dience. lie caught on" when he passed the nat
MIR. James X. Greer of Taunton, Mass, arrived
r..
Weymouth, of Morrill,. Mrs. w. was the mother
of Mrs. Greer. The remains were inferred at
Morrill,.
The Richmond Bee says Of the four men who
unitcdly tipped the scales in Owen Whites market
at SIS pounds "They must have $ 4 hearty meal
before stepping on the scales, in order to increase
their VS."
ACCIDENT. Mr.. Almarin Dickey, employed ut
Mr.. Pierce's ice wharf, fell backward day last
week and received bad wound from an ice pick
The pick entered the back near the lower portion
Of the backbone.
y SMART OLD LADY. Mrs. Catherine sherman,
of lslcsboro, was Sc years Old ON Thursday last
and to celebrate the event she got up, churncd
dressed her butter and was all cleared away before
six o'clock in the morning.
y Lawn Tennis Club has been organized in this
city, consisting of Will Castle, Joseph Williamson,
Jr., Joseph Pendleton and Adrian Tuttle. The
grounds are School House common. a series
of games will be played with Il club at Searsport.
Coal dealers are taking orders for next winters
fuel. Coal will be about seventy five cents per ton
higher than last season Stove coal, hand screen
cd, delivered and put n will be about S5.s5 per
Other grades will vary somewhat from these
figures.
Mrs. Gilkey and Mrs, Avery, who died last week
in Dorchester, Mass, both belonged in this city,
and had been intimate friends for more than TWEEN
ty years. For eight or ten years they lived in the
same family. They died within two hours of cacl,
other.
Mr.. Frank A. Gilkey went to Dorchester, Mass,
last week and returned Friday morning with the
remains of his mother. Funeral services were
held in the afternoon and the body taken to Unity
for burial Mrs Gilkcv died of apopleNy and was
ill but Il few hours.
The harkentne building in G.. W Cottrclrs yard
is we'll advanced, and will be launched in scptcm-
Der. The vessel is modelled after the barkentinc
Priscilla and is of the same size. The Priscilla is
sailing better, making the last voyage from Rio
Janciro to Baltimore in 20 DAYS.
john II. and Geo. A. Quimby lost their valuable
mare "Jennie' Thursday night Of collie. She was
sick but few hours. ''Jennic' was Il well known
animal on the street and has been in the possession
Of her present owners eleven years. She was
buried in the trotting park the famous Geo. o..
The excursion to swan Lake by the North Church
people last week was very enjoyable occasion.
One hundred and twenty five were taken out in
teams headquarters were at the cottage of Mr..
II. J.. Thompson, and picnic dinner was served.
The children and their elders alike spent pleas
ant day.
The Maine Press cNcursionsts last week run on
Georges. There We're in the party George W.
Drlsko, George F.. Bracket, George II. Gilman,
George 5 Howell and George Ii. Watkins. i;y
George Our George what do you think of the
combination: Lincoln County News.
Our George has nothing to say; but Mr.. Bracket
did not go and so there were only four Georges
after all. still, it must have been Gcorgus time.
BURGLARY. The store of Baker 4 shales, Main
street, was entered last Friday evening. An en-
trance was made through window by break
ing out large pane of glass and crawling through.
The money drawer was forced open but it contain
ed only 4 few pennies Nothing Of value was
taken. The thieves are thought to have been hood
lums, whose only object was to 20 through the
money drawer.
sheriff Wadsworth of this city received last
week the Governors letter in regard to enforcing
the prohibitory law, and has visited every saloon
in Belfast and notified the proprietors that the
law will be enforced. The sheriff has also written
to each of his deputies notifying them that they
must enforce the law i'll their respective localities.
1t looks though there is trouble ahead for the
liquor sellers.
y horse belonging 10 Herbert Boar,lman started
from the east side on saturday forenoon and ran
away Smashing up the carriage the horse cleared
itself and with the shafts and crosshar attached
went across the bridge run. The horse was
stopped Main street in front of F. A. Jones'
market y stranger made Il daring but successful
Jump at the running horse and catching hold of the
how,
the hind legs of the animal made a bad wound.
slr. Ward Of Augusta, will finish putting in the
steam heating apparatus in the Court House in this
city this week, amt Il brief inspection indicates
that the work has been well done. The boiler is
of twenty horse powe: capacity, and has Il double
action. The upper section of the apparatus which
heats the Court room be cut OF, while the
lower section which heats the rooms below, is at
work. Sin rows of pipe circle the walls Of the
Court room and there are radiators i'll each of the
Judge, jury and witness rooms, and three in the
court ROOM Below there are two large radiators in
each of the Clerk of Courts and Register of Deeds
rooms, and one each in the Register of Probate,
Treasurer and Grand Jury rooms The County
the building. a new ceiling has been put into the
Register of Probate's room.
AFTER TIE Liquor VENDORS. Mr.. j. W.
Mitchell, state constable, believes that the early
bird catches the Worm and acted on that principle
last Thursday morning. lie also captured the
worm. Mr.. Mitchell obtained Il warrant to search
the premises of Mr. Maitland Smith near the foot
OF Main street, and assisted by Policeman j. ID.
Tucker planned an early attack Their watches
We're set alike and at precisely SIX O'Clock Mr..
Tucker was To enter at the front door and Mr..
Mitchell ut the rear door This plan was carried
out Mr.. Tucker met with no obstruction but Mr.
Smith saw officer Tucker he knew that :, raid was
to Inc made on him, and down through the hole in
the floor went the liquor bottles to the dump in the
cellar. Both officers heart the crash and Mr.
Tucker witnessed the performance. Mr. Mitchell
attempted to open the rear door with Il jimmy, but
after Smith dumped his liquor he let the officer in
The scuttc in the floor was pre,i open and fronr
the cellar arose the fumes of liquor. Here the
dump of rocks and broken bottles were found,
and also the freshly spilled liquor. Smith was az
rested and taken before Judge Boarman. He
was defended by MIR. Geo. +. johnson, but the
evidence produced was sufficient to convict and he
was fined 800 and costs from which he appealed
smiths place was ingcniously fitted up. by Il
secret spring the doors could be closed and bolted
ana TINS Is also the case with other shops III town.
saturday afternoon Mr.. Mitchell was informed
that liquor had come by express for Smith and
was at his fathers at the Head of the Tide with
Il search warrant and Mr.. Tucker the constable
drove away. When near the Head of the Tide the
oliicers met Maitland Smith with two men in his,
carriage driving towards the city. When smith